GUANTANAMERA is the most known Cuban song in the planet. Guantanamera refers to the women native from Guantбnamo, a municipality and city in southeast Cuba. The music for the song is sometimes attributed to Josй Fernбndez Diaz, known as Joseнto Fernбndez, who claimed to have written it at various dates (consensus puts 1929 as its year of origin), and who used it regularly in one of his radio programs. Some who? Claim that the song's structure actually came from Herminio "El Diablo" Garcнa Wilson, who could be credited as a co-composer. Garcia?s heirs took the matter to court decades later but lost the case: the Supreme Court of Cuba credited Fernandez as the sole composer of the music in 1993. Regardless of either claim, Fernandez can safely be claimed as being the first public promoter of the song, through his radio programs. Arranged by Michael Yisrael michaelyisrael@gmail.com INTRO: G C D X2 (Repeat singing chorus twice) C D G C D CHORUS: Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera G C D Guantanamera, G C D Guajira guantanamera G C D G C D Yo soy un hombre sincero, de donde crece la palma G C D G C D Yo soy un hombre sincero, de donde crece la palma G C D G C D Y antes de morirme quiero echar mis versos de alma C D G C D CHORUS: Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera G C D Guantanamera, G C D Guajira guantanamera G C D G C D Mi verso es de un verde claro y de un carmin encendido G C D G C D Mi verso es de un verde claro y de un carmin encendido G C D G C D Mi verso es un ciervo herido que busca en el monte amparo C D G C D CHORUS: Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera G C D Guantanamera, G C D Guajira guantanamera G C D G C D Cultivo una rosa blanca En julio como enero, G C D G C D Cultivo una rosa blanca En julio como enero, G C D G C D Para el amigo sincero Que me da su mano franca C D G C D CHORUS: Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera G C D Guantanamera, G C D Guajira guantanamera G C D G C D Con los pobres de la tierra Quiero yo mi suerte echar G C D G C D Con los pobres de la tierra Quiero yo mi suerte echar G C D G C D El arroyo de la sierra Me complace mбs que el mar. C D G C D CHORUS: Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera G C D Guantanamera, G C D Guajira guantanamera